The pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mapping of electors in Hyderabad has reached 37% completion, with 17,17,224 out of 46,79,518 electors successfully mapped so far. The mapping process, which involves linking each elector to the SIR of 2002, has gained momentum in the past two weeks, with the establishment of over 300 help desks across the city.

The help desks, set up in each of the 15 Assembly constituencies, aim to assist voters in finding their constituency and polling station for the 2002 SIR. Officials have reported a significant increase in daily mappings, from 1,000-1,200 in March to a minimum of 10,000 per day currently.

The recently concluded Assembly polls in West Bengal have highlighted the importance of SIR mapping, with outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blaming the deletion of voters as part of SIR for her party's defeat. However, officials in Hyderabad have sought to allay fears, stating that SIR mapping is a regular exercise conducted periodically to clean up the voters' list.

Political parties, including the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, have begun to actively participate in the mapping process, with their legislators and booth-level agents offering support. The next step in the process will be the door-to-door verification of unmapped voters by Booth Level Officers during the SIR, which is expected to commence soon.